I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Seeing Yun Qingyi's enlightened expression, Uncle Shang said, "Now you know why I said that a room with a core stone can't compare to a room that needs to be set up with a restriction spell, right?"

"Just the fact that you don't have to spend any effort setting up the forbidden spells already gives you a huge advantage."

"Not to mention that this shell stone itself has defensive capabilities, capable of withstanding at least three attacks from large sea beasts," Uncle Shang said, a rare look of pride on his face.

Looking at the crystal-clear shell stone in her hand, Yun Qingyi exclaimed in amazement, "It seems this shell stone is quite amazing."

"That's for sure." Uncle Shang nodded, somewhat relieved. "This also shows that the Mermaid King truly cares about you. At first, I thought he was just saying those things to fool us old folks."

Now it seems that he even prepared the room so thoughtfully; he must have really listened to what we old sharks had to say.

Although Yun Qingyi and the others disagreed in their hearts, they still put on a touching expression.

"Alright, no need for that. These are rightfully yours," Uncle Shang said with a smile. "Now that you have the Heart Stones, come with me."

Watching Uncle Shang's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Yun Qingyi and the others quickly followed.

To be honest, although this palace wasn't the main hall, it was incredibly huge. Looking at the dreamlike crystal fish in front of her, Yun Qingyi had lost count of how many times she had passed through similar scenes.

At first, I thought it was incredibly beautiful, but now after seeing it so many times, I just feel dizzy and lightheaded.

With a sigh, just as he was wondering when the time would finally come, Uncle Shang finally stopped.

"Alright, we've arrived." Uncle Shang turned around and smiled at Yun Qingyi and the others.

"Hmm? Here?" Yun Qingyi looked ahead, but there was nothing there except for the archway with its intricate carvings.

"Yes, this is it." Uncle Shang stepped aside, revealing the archway behind him.

Uh……

For a moment, everyone was speechless. Yun Qingyi looked at the garden behind the archway. It looked like a path leading to the garden behind the archway.

Thinking about this, Yun Qingyi tentatively asked, "Are we... going to stay in the front garden?"

"Haha, of course not." Knowing that the people in front of him had misunderstood, Uncle Shang laughed and said, "Take out the shell stones in your hands."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi and the others obediently took out the shell stones they had put away.

"Alright, now drip a drop of your blood on me."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi hesitated only slightly before doing so. Seeing this, the other two also dripped a drop of blood onto the Heart Stone.

Soon, the shells in the hands of the three people gradually turned from crystal clear and colorless to orange-red, filling the entire shell.

“This…” Yun Qingyi looked at Uncle Shang with a puzzled expression.

“The Heart Stone has now been activated, and you may enter through this door,” Uncle Shang said with a smile.

"But before that, let me tell you all about the uses of this Shell Heart Stone, so you won't still be confused."

Uncle Shang turned around, his back to Yun Qingyi and the others, and pointed to the archway in front of him, saying, "There are actually many doors like this in the Mermaid Palace. You can think of it as a teleportation array."

Like the archways inside this palace, which lead directly to your respective rooms depending on the energy within the shell stones.